dictatorship

Definitions

1. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
2. A government which exercises autocratic rule.
3. something read for another to write down. The secretary is taking dictation. diktaat, voorskrif إمْلاء диктовка ditado diktát das Diktat diktat κείμενο προς υπαγόρευση dictado etteütlus دیکته؛ املا sanelu dictéeהכתבה श्रुत लेख diktat tollbamondás dikte upplestur dettato, dettatura 書き取り 구술 diktantas diktāts; diktēšana pengimlakan dicteediktatdyktando املا ditado dictare диктовка diktát narek diktat diktamen การเขียนตามคำบอก dikte 聽寫 диктант; розпорядження املا کا عمل sự đọc chính tả 听写
4. Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
5. an all-powerful ruler. As soon as he became dictator, he made all political parties illegal and governed the country as he liked. diktator, alleenheerser طاغِيَه، دكتاتور диктатор ditador diktátor der Diktator diktator δικτάτοραςdictador diktaator دیکتاتور؛ خودکامه diktaattori dictateur/-trice רודן, דיקטטור तानाशाह diktator, tiranin diktátor diktator einræðisherra dittatore 独裁者 독재자 diktatorius diktators diktator dictatordiktator, eneherskerdyktator دكټاټور، مستبد: هغه څوك چه په دولتى چارو كې ...
6. The office or tenure of a dictator.
7. A state or government under dictatorial rule.
8. Absolute or despotic control or power.
9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the rank, office, or period of rule of a dictator
10. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government by a dictator or dictators
11. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a country ruled by a dictator or dictators
12. absolute or supreme power or authority
13. a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.

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Examples

“There were no elections during Franco's dictatorship.”

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